Social Issues
Abacus Federal Savings Bank is a family-owned community bank in New York City which became the only financial...
A new generation of Inuit, armed with social media and a sense of humour and justice, are challenging anti-sealing...
Historian Amanda Foreman charts the changing role of women, from the dawn of civilization to the modern day.
The first class of Dalit caste students take on the ISC high school graduation exams to find a brighter future for...
HSBC is one of the world's top financial institutions and an economic powerhouse. But it also has a history of tax...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores why people are uncomfortable with the true history and legacy of Britain's heroes.
An Indigenous man chronicles the oppressive Potlatch Law of 1885 to 1951, and travels throughout BC and the Yukon to...
Charting the period between 1961 and 1971, this is a searing account of how members of the British Black Power...
Follows the remarkable story of Indian activist Vinay Shetty, who is fighting to save two children who are dying...
Indigenous, Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Black, and European stories are woven together to present an astute look at...
Scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger explores our profound biological and spiritual connection to trees.
A revolutionary when it came to city planning in the mid-century, Jane Jacobs became locked in an epic struggle over...
Director Elle-Maija Tailfeathers tells the story of the Musqueam First Nation's 200-day vigil to halt a Vancouver...
In eastern Quebec's remote Lower North Shore, three distinctly different cultures- French, English and Innu have...
The largest concentration of sacred rock art in the world lies in the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia. Waves...
What defines a national identity? Is it an anthem? A flag? In the '60s and '70s, these questions were answered by an...
Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy arrived in 1970s Los Angeles and built a multi-million-dollar donut empire that scared...
Master carver and land defender Joe Martin reconciles his past as a logger by revitalizing the traditional ancestral...
Framed around the pending transfer from the Royal BC Museum back to their rightful Indigenous community, we are...
An entrepreneur's obsessive dream of developing an island on Okanagan Lake into a Middle Eastern-themed amusement...
Kayden, Jag and Amar share their often heart-wrenching stories of awakening to and expressing their sexuality within...
Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH follows a dedicated medical team as they face the challenges of working in...
Follows a Canadian filmmaker throughout Asia as she examines her 73-year-old father's romantic relationship with a...
Using the street photography of Foncie Pulice, this documentary traces a timeline through the heart of Vancouver,...
Terminal cancer patient James Pollard, a seasoned theatre producer, rallies his family and friends to turn death on...
Vancouver filmmaker Jordan Paterson crafted this documentary about the historical injustices faced by Chinese...
Survivors of a decades-long homosexual witch hunt recount their personal stories of betrayal at the hands of the...
Explores the breathtakingly beautiful archipelago off BC's northwest coast - home to a dedicated community uniting...
In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole and saw it raised on Haida Gwaii, Robert Davidson has come to...
The personal journey of Hubert Davis, the son of a former Harlem Globetrotter, who delves into his father's past to...
In Canada, more than 150,000 Indigenous children were removed from their families and sent to residential school. We...
Traces the history of the Gwa'sala - 'Nakwaxda'xw Nations, forcibly relocated by the Canadian government from their...
Follows the journey of Don Mark and his daughter Naomi over three beekeeping seasons, as he passes his knowledge of...
As a group of teens with autism prepare for their first spring formal, they work to overcome their social struggles...
Turmoil over the Euro, the migrant crisis and the road to Brexit. With unprecedented access, discover the inner...
Follows a Vancouver couple as they decide to eat only rescued food for six months. What they find is shocking:...
Set in the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, director Nettie Wild's film captures beauty and...
From a group of Chilean rappers who fuse their Mapuche music with modern beats to a Mi’kmaq healer using traditional...
Three educated, professional women in China - labelled "leftover women" because they are unmarried - try to balance...
Filmed over a full year at the HOpe Centre in North Vancouver, follow patients and health care providers as they...
Metis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements navigates the cultural complexities stemming from American photographer Edward...
A poem for the planet, Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper's film bears witness to a moment of profound change - the loss of...
When the Totem Pole disappeared from the Haida landscape for more than a century, a 22-year-old carver named Robert...
Five oil patch workers compete in a karaoke contest in one of the most controversial places on the planet - northern...
Mohawk filmmaker Sonia Bonspille Boileau explores how the Oka Crisis, triggered by the planned expansion of a golf...
A small group of rock climbers from Powell River, BC, are confronted with the decision to fight for old-growth...
BC filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out why everyone in his Japanese-...
In the midst of a raucous civic election, can this ultra-liberal, hippy, pot-producing oasis deal with an...
This documentary celebrates 13 BC First Nations languages and pays tribute to the drive to preserve and revitalize...
Follow paramedics and dispatchers at British Columbia's Emergency Health Services, from the highly pressurized...
Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin exposes the housing crisis and poor living conditions faced by 1,700 Cree in northern...
Indigenous artist Carey Newman creates a piece called the "Witness Blanket" that commemorates the experiences of...
If housing is a fundamental human right, why is it becoming harder for people to afford a place to live?
An archive of vintage home movies reveals the everyday experiences of a Chinese American family during the...
Leading experts look at the past 30 years and the events that have shaped our world, including the collapse of the...
An intimate portrait of a Syrian refugee family as they struggle to overcome a series of obstacles to start a new...
Acclaimed spoken word artist Shane Koyczan prepares for his most personal poem yet as he embarks on a journey to...
A gay asylum seeker from Uganda and a group from Vancouver's queer community tasked with supporting his resettlement...
Australian artist Leon Pericles is putting on an exhibition of his life's work, but with his wife and creative...
What does home mean to you? For each person, it's different and so personal. Knowledge Network profiles 36 British...
High in the snowy peaks of BC, adventurers, nuns, artists and photographers feel the draw of the mountains so...
Indigenous leaders are seeking justice to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. They trace the history of...
As housing costs in cities around the world skyrocket, Vancouverites fight to preserve homes as living spaces, not...
Featuring testimony from more than 60 witnesses and re-mastered archival footage, Ken Burns' acclaimed documentary...
Following a historic court case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of...
In the Philiippines, journalist Maria Ressa and her team fight for democracy and against President Duterte and his "...
This three-part series shares the stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of BC history...
Angry Inuk
Expires on Sep 8
A new generation of Inuit, armed with social media and a sense of humour and justice, are challenging anti-sealing...
Uprising
E1
Fire
Expires on Sep 8
Survivors of the tragic New Cross fire that killed 13 Black teens recount their experiences of growing up Black and...
Dust & Bones
Expires on Aug 18
Framed around the pending transfer from the Royal BC Museum back to their rightful Indigenous community, we are...
The Vietnam War
E8
A Sea of Fire
Expires on Aug 20
With morale plummeting, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. As news breaks of an unthinkable...